{"id":413772,"date":"2026-02-10T12:55:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T18:55:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=413772"},"modified":"2026-02-24T14:14:43","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:14:43","slug":"audio-economic-self-determination-in-action-examining-small-business-administration-native-8a-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2026\/02\/10\/audio-economic-self-determination-in-action-examining-small-business-administration-native-8a-program\/","title":{"rendered":"AUDIO: Economic Self-Determination in Action: Examining Small Business Administration Native 8(a) Program"},"content":{"rendered":"Senate Committee on Indian Affairs<BR>\r\nOversight Hearing entitled \u201cEconomic Self-Determination in Action: Examining the Small Business Administration Native 8(a) Program\u201d<BR>\r\nDate: February 10, 2026<BR>\r\nTime: 9:30 AM<BR>\r\nLocation: Dirksen<BR>\r\nRoom: 628\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n&#8226; PLAYLIST: <a 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src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/soundcloud%253Atracks%253A2264015198&#038;color=%23ff5500&#038;inverse=false&#038;auto_play=false&#038;show_user=false\"><\/iframe>\r\n <p><\/p>\r\nMs. Katherine Carlton [PDF: <a href=https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/testimony-katherine-carlton-2-10-26\/>Testimony<\/a>]<BR>\r\nPresident, Chugach Alaska Corporation<BR>\r\nPolicy Chair, Native American Contractors Association<BR>\r\nAnchorage, Alaska\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"20\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/soundcloud%253Atracks%253A2264015195&#038;color=%23ff5500&#038;inverse=false&#038;auto_play=false&#038;show_user=false\"><\/iframe>\r\n <p><\/p>\r\nMs. Polly Watson [PDF: <a href=https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/testimony-polly-watson-2-10-26\/>Testimony<\/a>]<BR>\r\nVice President of Operations<BR>\r\nBristol Bay 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Answers<\/div>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"20\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/soundcloud%253Atracks%253A2264015204&#038;color=%23ff5500&#038;inverse=false&#038;auto_play=false&#038;show_user=false\"><\/iframe>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"20\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/soundcloud%253Atracks%253A2260293272&#038;color=%23ff5500&#038;inverse=false&#038;auto_play=false&#038;show_user=false\"><\/iframe>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Committee Notice<\/div>\r\n<a href=https:\/\/www.indian.senate.gov\/hearings\/oversight-hearing-entitled-economic-self-determination-in-action-examining-the-small-business-administration-native-8a-program\/>Economic Self-Determination in Action: Examining Small 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